Guest Discussion Panelists

Kate EvansKate Evans has worked in radio,​TV, book publishing and universities. She joined RN in 1997, and has spent time both behind the scenes and in front of the microphone, on a range of programs including Rear Vision, Hindsight, Life Matters, The Comfort Zone, The Book Show, Australia Talks and MovieTime. During that time, she also completed a PhD in history, and worked on various TV and radio special projects. As someone whose greatest pleasure is reading books and speaking to interesting people, she’s delighted to be presenting BooksPlus.

Join fellow bookclub goers for Celebration of Books signature event -​the Big Book Club.Enjoy an afternoon of discussion about this year's book, LaRose, by American author Louise Erdrich. LaRose won America's National Book Critics Circle Award. In this literary masterwork, Louise Erdrich, wields her breathtaking narrative magic in an emotionally haunting contemporary tale of a tragic accident, a demand for justice, and a profound act of atonement with ancient roots in Native American culture.Over a cup of tea join in with small groups in lively discussions about LaRose and then come back and be guided in a large group discussion.

Date:15 July 2017Venue:Maleny RSL HallTimes: 2pm:﻿Meet at the RSL Hall﻿2.15pm: Collect afternoon tea and move to small group discussions 2.30pm - 3.30pm:Small Group Discussions3.45pm - 4.45pm:Large Group Discussion

Tickets:$18 (includes afternoon tea)Bookings:ONLINE BOOKINGS AVAILABLE HERETickets can also be purchased in person at Rosetta Books, 30 Maple Street, Maleny or by phone 5435 2134​_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

ABOUT THE AUTHOR​Louise Erdrich is the author of fifteen novels as well as volumes of poetry, children’s books, short stories, and a memoir of early motherhood.Her novel The Round House won the National Book Award for Fiction. The Plague of Doves won the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award andwas a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, and her debut novel, Love Medicine, was the winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award.Erdrich has received the Library of Congress Prize in American Fiction,the prestigious PEN/Saul Bellow Award for Achievement in American Fiction,and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize.She lives in Minnesota with her daughters and is the owner of Birchbark Books, a small independent bookstore._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

HEAR LOUISE ERDRICH IN CONVERSATION ABOUT HER LA ROSEHERE_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

READ WHAT THE CRITICS SAY ABOUT LA ROSEBOOK REVIEW IN THE NEW YORK TIMES, Mary Gordon, 16 May, 2016Erdrich has always been fascinated by the relationship between revenge and justice, but while “The Round House” suggested the allure of revenge, “LaRose” comes down firmly on the side of forgiveness. Can a person do the worst possible thing and still be loved? Erdrich’s answer is a resounding yes.The full review is availableHERE.

BOOK REVIEW IN THE GUARDIAN, Jessa Crispin, 26 May, 2016Erdrich exposes the messy aftermath of a tragedy. She does so without sentimentality, without pity. Her themes are the limitations of love as a healing power as much as the healing power of love. It is important to say that Erdrich is one of the greatest living American writers, and LaRose is brilliant.The full review is available HERE.

BOOK REVIEW IN THE WASHINGTON POST, Ron Charles, 9 May, 2016The recurring miracle of Erdrich’s fiction is that nothing feels miraculous in her novels. She gently insists that there are abiding spirits in this land and alternative ways of living and forgiving that have somehow survived the West’s best efforts to snuff them out.The full review is available HERE._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________